"What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief."

"The secret to understanding me is, I'm not trying to be anybody other than who I actually am. People want candid, refreshing leadership. And I've always tried to go with solutions. You know, I've always tried to say, here's how we get our economy growing, here's why we get our debt under control. That's what Mitt Romney is offering."

"Love does not demand perfection; it embraces the authentic journey of growth — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"An hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."

"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"You can forgive people who do not follow you through a philosophical disquisition but to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or staring when you were in a fit of laughter, would go some way towards a dissolution of the marriage."

"The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'"